xperten54 wrote: QUEEN, nothing else, Freddie, Brian, Rodger and John, it can´nt get any better. Best band ever never gets better. Never heard anyone play Queenmusic better than QUEEN. --------------------------------------------------------------------

No one said anything about them playing only Queen music.

And Brian, Roger and John aren't dead.

Aside from that, great first post.

"With a population of 1.75 million, Northern Ireland should really be a footballing minnow. Instead, they could be better described as the piranhas of the international game" (FIFA.com)

Thistleboy 1980 wrote: To all the folk who have listed 30 odd band members - why does the band need so many guitarists and vocalists?? :)))

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The band doesn't need more than 2 guitarists, 2 vocalists, one drummer and one bassist. The only reason most of them were only vocals and guitar were because they couldn't play other instruments. However, I'm sure most of the guitarists would have been able to play bass. Very few musicians I know of have piano as their primary instrument. The only ones I could think of would be Freddie and Elton John. Maybe you could count Lennon or McCartney in there, since they both played piano, but they played guitar and bass as their primary instruments.

br5946 wrote: catqueen - Lengthy line-up, I must say. Here's my broken-down opinion of it (if I do critcise, it's not at you, just at the musical figure, just so you know)

Freddie Mercury - Superb, nothing more needs to be said.

Phil Lynott - Never heard of him, sad to say.

Cozy Powell - Good. From what I've heard, he's an alright drummer.

John Bonham - Bonham's drumwork is a bit weak. Truthfully, that opinion stems from the fact that I'm not that keen on Led Zeppelin - only because Stairway to Heaven officially BLOWS and it always will blow until the end of time.

Kurt Cobain - Brill. Nirvana are great and many songs on Nevermind and In Utero are near-classic.

John Lennon - If you're talking about Lennon as a Beatle, then he's OK. If you're talking along the lines of Imagine, then n-o.

George Harrison - Good. While he was kept to the side a fair bit, he was a key Beatle (just like John Deacon in Queen, now I come to think of it!) And furthermore, the song I Got My Mind Set on You is a brilliant song!

Dennis Wilson - Never heard of him, sad to say.

Keith Green - Never heard of him.

Karen Carpenter - Now you're TALKING! Karen was a divine angel taken from us WAAAAAY too soon! Her voice... dear Lord! Were/are mere mortals like us even WORTHY of hearing it? She was sent from Heaven for sure. Rest in eternal peace Karen. February 4th will always be the saddest day of the year - the anniversary of when you were sent home.

Michael Jackson - Like I said on a post on another thread, he was crafted from the foulest body areas and odours of Satan himself. A pathetic pretty-boy dancer with a high-pitched girly voice. The root of X Factor if you ask me. King of Pop? King of Slop, if he's king of anything (which I doubt he is). How he can be put in the same list as Freddie and Karen, I'm really not sure. Beyond comprehension.

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About John Lennon: Listen to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It's better than any other albums from his career, and almost as great as Sgt. Pepper and The White Album. Lennon had his weak points, just like any musician, but he made up for them on his next album. For example, Some Time In New York City was a flop, Mind Games got better, and then Walls and Bridges came. It was a great successor to Mind Games. Then, Rock'n'Roll happened, which brought him down a bit, but then in 1980 with Double Fantasy, and in 1984 with Milk and Honey, he surpassed all levels of perfection, just like Freddie.